Waiting for God

TV Series
1990–1994
TV-14
30m

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

2.1K

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Stephanie Cole and Graham Crowden in Waiting for God (1990)

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Sitcom Comedy

An unusual alliance develops between Diana Trent, a cynical retired photojournalist and Tom Ballard, a former accountant, while staying at the Bayview Retirement Home.An unusual alliance develops between Diana Trent, a cynical retired photojournalist and Tom Ballard, a former accountant, while staying at the Bayview Retirement Home.An unusual alliance develops between Diana Trent, a cynical retired photojournalist and Tom Ballard, a former accountant, while staying at the Bayview Retirement Home.

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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

2.1K

YOUR RATING

Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Trivia
Despite playing an elderly woman in a retirement village, Stephanie Cole was only 48 years old at the time of the first series in 1990.

Quotes
[repeated line]
Harvey Bains: Jane, you're touching me.

Connections
Featured in The Funny Ladies of British Comedy (2004)

Soundtracks
Piano Quintet in A Major 'Trout' D667, V. Finale: Allegro giusto
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by The Nash Ensemble
This is the opening and concluding credit music.
Interestingly, The Nash Ensemble does not have a group historian so most if not all current members are unaware that their predecessors produced most of the music for this series.

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Featured review

A modern parable.

"Waiting for God" takes place in the corners of the earth in the Bayview Retirement home. This program goes beyond the normal rules of the sitcom and instead takes television to a new level. This program brings a new light to the treatment of the elderly, religion, the meaning of life, and love. I have never seen such a good TV program, I doubt that I ever will again.